A Cozy, Tropical Destination Wedding at Puakea Ranch in Hawaii for Two Puppeteers
Alice and Peter, both puppeteers, first met in the early 90s through mutual friends and later ended up working together on The Muppets and Sesame Street. (Peter currently voices Ernie on the classic children’s show.) They soon became lifelong friends, and their families and kids even became close...
One Couple's Sophisticated Rustic Wedding With Monogram Details at Chaparral Ranch in Aspen, Colorado
Haley Burridge (31 and an educator and recent law school graduate) and Jason Chrestionson (30 and an antitrust attorney) met in Colorado and got engaged in the foothills of the Rockies several years later. So deciding to head back to the peaks to say “I do” on their nine-year anniversary was a si...
Bright Orange and Yellow Filled This Wedding at Woods Edge Llama Farm in Stockton, New Jersey
When it came time to tie the knot, Victoria and Avinash planned a rustic and whimsical wedding steeped in tradition as a way to honor their backgrounds. “It was important to us that we blend our two families and two cultures into one celebration,” the pair says. To do so, they incorporated both W...
A Rustic Orange-and-Blue Farm Wedding in Chadbourn, North Carolina, With Avian Details
Family and legacy were at the center of Alexandria (Alex) Noble (29 and an event planner and designer) and Karl Williams’ (30 and a sponsor contracts analyst) wedding. Even the ground where the couple tied the knot carried immense meaning: The day took place on Alex’s grandparents’ homestead in N...
Anime-Inspired Cake Toppers Brought a Sweet Ending to This Rustic Wedding at the Barn at Liberty Farms
Karen and Evan, "knew we wanted to host a wedding that felt intimate and warm, and reflected our combined spirit. We’ve taken many day hikes in the Hudson Valley and Catskills, fell in love with the rolling hills and greenscape, and knew we wanted to get married in the area. At first visit to the...
Bright Family Affair in California
Amaya D’Amico (32 and an ad agency strategic director) and Gerard Pitpitan’s (33 and in consulting) wedding was a family affair. The couple wed on Amaya’s parents’ 39th wedding anniversary and her grandfather, mother and sister designed the invitations and place cards, which highlighted the roads...
Colorful Summer Wedding at Great Marsh Estate
Alison Bunnen (30 and a math teacher) and Cem Pence (29 and a data scientist) find inspiration in nature. Once the pair saw the tree-lined driveway and gardens of the Great Marsh Estate, they knew it’d be the ideal setting for their wedding. From there, the couple let nature lead the way when dec...
A Relaxed, Rustic Wedding at Mountain Top Inn & Resort in Chittenden, Vermont
rn Liz Schindler (27 and a medical student) and Sam Perzanowski (27 and a visual effects artist) are both laid-back people who love flannel, the woods, and their friends and family. "We just wanted everyone to feel at home with us and have a great time dancing the night away," ...
A Romantic Summer Wedding at Whitehall Manor in Bluemont, Virginia
Jessica Spragg (27 and an account manager) and Bryce Morrison (26 and a marketing director) incorporated a variety of bright spring and summer colors for their romantic wedding: coral, peach, mint and chartreuse. Flowers played a key role in the wedding decor; the bouquets were filled with Jessic...
A Rustic, Country-Chic Wedding at Stone Ranch in Lodi, California
A plentiful amount of burlap and rustic DIY decor combined with a warm yellow and white color palette set the perfect vibe for this casual, country-chic wedding. Claire Beckman (25 and an insurance account manager) and Nolan Person (29 and a certified public accountant) had their outdoor wedding ...
A Book-Themed Farm Wedding at a Private Residence in Orillia, Ontario
Erin-Joy Jarvis (27 and a hospital clerk) and Neil Quinn (33 and an athletics and recreation facilitator for Lakehead University) share a love for fall and reading, so they decided to combine the two for their wedding in Orillia, Ontario. Their wedding had a classic fall palette with oranges, yel...
A Country Barn Wedding at Herot Hall Farm in Kenna, West Virginia
Meredith Caplinger (25 and in ministry) and Chris Caplinger (26 and in ministry) knew they wanted to base their natural country theme around a barn setting. "In Kenna, [West Virginia], there's a blueberry and blackberry farm called Herot Hall," Meredith says. "It's right on top of a mountain and ...
A Rustic Summer Wedding at the Barns at Wesleyan Hills in Middletown, Connecticut
For their wedding, Jessica Koziel (30 and a school administrator) and Joe Apicella (31 and an elementary school principal) planned a rustic affair that perfectly reflected their personalities and relationship. From arriving to the ceremony in a school bus to school-lunch-ins...
A Gray and Yellow Country Wedding at Still Water Hollow in Nampa, Idaho
Nicole Allen (31 and an escrow assistant) and Derrick Heinrich (30 and a union pipe fitter) met through mutual friends. At the time, Nicole was focused on being a single mom and Derrick was adjusting to life after a tour in Iraq with the National Guard. But one day in April, Derrick proposed. Nic...
A Country Barn Wedding at Meanda Grove in Riverside, California
Vanessa Trujillo (28 and a produce clerk) and Jonathan Sunshine (28 and a city worker) met while they were working together at a local grocery store. They got to know each other through Jonathan being at the register and Vanessa bagging his groceries, along with the occasional smile down the aisl...
A Casual Shabby-Chic Barn Wedding at The Densmore Farm in Cleveland, Georgia
Kristy Butler (25 and a therapist) was hiking with her God sister in the Georgia mountains and expecting to see incredible views of the foothills when they got to the top. Instead, they found Mark Mycroft (25 and in retail management) down on one knee and surrounded by candles. "He told me that I...
A Canary Yellow Barn Wedding at Tate Farms in Meridianville, Alabama
Pharmacies may not evoke the most romantic memories for some, but Alyssa Budisalich (23 and a pharmacist) and Trevor Reynolds (26 and a pharmacist) met and fell in love during their first year of pharmacy school in Birmingham, Alabama. "The first night we hung out, we ended up at the library unti...
A Rustic Ranch Wedding at Old Glory Ranch in Wimberley, Texas
After meeting in Austin, Texas, Lacy (27 and a pharmacist) and Matthew (26 and a financial consultant) dated long distance for years until they were both finally able to move to Houston. Not long after that, they got engaged on a beach in San Diego. “Matt popped the question at sunset on Coronado...
A Rustic Barn Wedding at Heritage Park Historical Village in Alberta, Canada
After a romantic Paris engagement, Sarah (26, a Commercial Interior Designer) and Darren (28, an Electrical Engineer) knew they wanted their wedding to be at a site where they could hold the ceremony and reception together in the same space. The couple decided on Heritage Park Historical Village ...
A Backyard Farm Wedding in New Bern, North Carolina
When Robert, 23, proposed to Kasi, 23 at his family farm, it wasn't the first time he had chosen that spot to ask her an important question. "In 2007, after our junior year of high school, we finally noticed each other and he asked me to be his girlfriend after making dinner in a small house at t...